All About English Creative Writing

[melman]

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I am looking for a good creative writing school for my boy. He is currently in K2 this year. Any good suggestion?

[Lucky]

melman:

I am looking for a good creative writing school for my boy. He is currently in K2 this year. Any good suggestion?

Hi Melman

I think if your child is reading well and enjoys books from all genres, he should not have a problem doing creative writing. Creative writing all comes from lots of imagination, a wide vocabulary and a love of reading and writing.

If you still need to send him there, you can try Lorna Whiston, Seed's D learning house at Katong and maybe The Learning Lab.

[schellen]

Hi melman, maybe this thread on English Creative Writing will help? http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35

[melman]

Hi Lucky


My boy does read and write. But i'm not sure if he can write well. I thought sending him to a school to help him. Will definitely check out the schools you suggested. Thks!

Hi schellen

Blogging is a good suggestion, but i don't think my boy is ready for it......you gave me an idea.....maybe... i can start him on writing a simple diary!

[schellen]

melman:

Hi schellen


Blogging is a good suggestion, but i don't think my boy is ready for it......you gave me an idea.....maybe... i can start him on writing a simple diary!

Hi melman, did you read further down the thread? I think they also discussed schools there.

[moonee]

Er....cant seem to get in to mrswongtution website. :?

[mrswongtuition]

moonee:

Er....cant seem to get in to mrswongtution website. :?

Maybe this link will be better: http://mrswongtuition.blogspot.com/
OR
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2876

[moonee]

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2876


Thanks I tried and manage to open it...

[Herbie]

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Any idea how to write good composition???
Do we need to get my kids to memorise the decriptive phrases???

Can anyone advise please????

Many thanks!

[Philosophical_Anarchist]

I would recommend getting the Creative Writing phrase book by Liza Tan. You can try making your kid memorise the phrases but remember to do it gradually.


Practice is also a must. Make him write a compo or a journal entry every week. If possible, get someone who knows how to write and improve essays to go through his writing. It’ll help him to improve in the long run.

Lastly, make him read. The best writers are avid readers. It’s next to impossible to be a good writer without reading widely since reading improves your passive vocabulary tremendously.